Low-cost airline Wizz to resume some flights from UK's Luton airport

Wizz Air said Saturday it would restart some flights from London's Luton Airport on May 1, becoming one of the first European carriers to begin restoring services that have been halted during the coronavirus pandemic. European airlines have grounded the majority of their fleets over the last six weeks as demand plunged and travel restrictions to combat the virus took hold. Wizz said, however, it would be putting some of its planes back in the air "to provide an essential service to passengers who need to travel", adding that the resumption of its flights was subject to no further government restrictions being announced. Flights to several destinations in Romania, plus Budapest in Hungary, Lisbon in Portugal and Spain's Tenerife would be among those to resume, said London-listed Wizz, which was founded in Hungary and has a big presence in central and eastern Europe. Wizz said cabin crew would wear masks and gloves throughout flights and distribute sanitising wipes to passengers, while aircraft would be disinfected overnight. "The protective measures that we are implementing will ensure the most sanitary conditions possible," Wizz Air UK's MD Owain Jones said.<br/>